Barbara Jakimowicz-Klein

– You from Wrocław? Because I am also from Lviv – this popular post-war anecdote confirmed for the inhabitants of other regions of Poland about the Lviv origin of the “new” Wrocław inhabitants. In fact, displaced people from Lviv constituted less than 10% of the total number of inhabitants of the Lower Silesian capital . The Borderlanders, however, comprised about 40% of the settlers who began to settle in this region in 1945. And it was Borderlanders, and especially the people of Lviv, who set the tone for social and cultural life in Wrocław and Lower Silesia. Why?

Both the academic and cultural center was largely created by the people of Lviv. Wrocław’s universities were largely built by the professors of the Jan Kazimierz University and the Lviv University of Technology. The structure of the University of Wrocław was modeled on the UJK, and was headed by the former rector of the university, Stanisław Kulczyński. Thanks to the efforts of representatives of the former Lviv elite, valuable cultural goods related to Lviv were brought to Wrocław. This is how the Ossolineum collections found their place in this city. The monument to Aleksander Fredro, the Panorama of the Battle of Racławice and other collections extremely valuable for Polish culture and science are also here. This is how the “bridge” connecting Lviv and Wrocław was created. The city had the Lwów Cinema, Orląt Lwowskich Square and Lwowska Street. Recently, a museum of Pan Tadeusz was opened in Wrocław and an artistic panorama of the former Lviv was made available. In the first decades after the war, one could commonly hear the Lviv dialect “balak” in the street, and even today some Wrocław residents speak with a singsong accent.

The former Lviv residents – unlike other residents of post-war Wrocław – stayed together. Also, the inhabitants of the displaced Polish borderland villages tried to stay together and, if it was possible, they settled together in one place. They brought their customs to Lower Silesia, including the culinary ones, cordiality, openness and tolerance. Today, when asked: “What has moved to Wrocław from the Lviv tradition?”, The inhabitants of the city in second place – after hospitality and openness – mention culinary traditions, especially the festive ones. So let’s take a look at Lviv’s flavors in Lower Silesia and its capital.

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Christmas markets attract visitors in Wrocław and Lower Silesia

The Wrocław Christmas Market started on November 19. It will last until the end of the year until December 31, including New Year's Eve. It is also worth considering the fairs in Kliczków, Łomnica and at the Grodziec Castle as a tourist attraction.

TO RECOVER THE TRADITION – LOWER SILESIAN TRAIL OF BEER AND WINE

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#SzlakMaSmak – LOWER SILESIAN HONEY!

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A new underground tourist route at the Książ Castle

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European Route of Castles and Palaces

The most important thematic route of the region. Real treasures thanks to which you will discover countless stories of Lower Silesia.

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Jawor – then and today

Formerly Jawor, with its medieval castle, erected by Radosław of Bolesławiec, was the seat of the Piast Duchy of Jawor (later: Świdnica-Jawor).